Psychometric properties of the Bulgarian translation of the Spence Childrens Anxiety Scale

Ivelina  Tsocheva; Satoko  Sasagawa; George  Georgiou; Cecilia A. Essau

doi:10.4172/2329-9525.1000101

Psychometric properties of the Bulgarian translation of the Spence Childrens Anxiety Scale

Ivelina Tsocheva
, Satoko Sasagawa
, George Georgiou
, Cecilia A. Essau

University of Roehampton
Mejiro University
Roehampton University

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Abstract

The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Bulgarian translation of the Spence Children’s
Anxiety Scale (SCAS) in a community sample of adolescents (N=700), aged 13 to 17 years, in Bulgaria. In addition
to the SCAS, all participants completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Centre for
Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC). The internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha=0.92)
and the validity of the Bulgarian translation of the SCAS was excellent. The SCAS total scores correlated significantly
with the CES-DC and the SDQ total scores. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the same six-factor structure as
the original SCAS. The SCAS proved to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety symptoms among adolescents in
Bulgaria.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Psychological Abnormalities in Children
Volume	01
Issue number	01
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-9525.1000101
Publication status	Published - 16 Feb 2013

Keywords

Spence children’s anxiety scale
Anxiety symptoms
Cross-cultural
Adolescents
Depression

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